nuts and bolts
Example Sentences
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Chinese nuts and bolts quicker than Usain Bolt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Warsh said little that was specific about how he will approach the nuts and bolts of Fed policy in brief remarks following the swearing in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
His focus on nuts and bolts makes him a popular blue governor in a very red state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
"Those 10 years at Torness were fundamental to me understanding the nuts and bolts of what a nuclear power station is," she says.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
In the window there were trays of nuts and bolts, worn-out chisels, penknives with broken blades, tarnished watches that did not even pretend to be in going order, and other miscellaneous rubbish.
From "1984" by George Orwell
